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Not too basic:-)

Some partial ADSM backup recovery procedure we've impemented:

1. Backup the ADSM database full or incremental.
2. In your dsmserv.opt, include the following lines:
     VOLUMEHistory /usr/lpp/adsmserv/bin/vol_hist.1   <=backup of
volumes/new volumes
     VOLUMEHistory /adsmdb/vol_hist.2
     DEVCONFig /usr/lpp/adsmserv/bin/dev_conf.1       <=backup of your
devices
     DEVCONFig /adsmdb/dev_conf.2

Backup the history and configuration files.  Do this soon after your
ADSM
database backup. Customize your dsmserv.opt file for your environment
accordingly.

Backup ADSM database using the following command:
      syntax:     BA DB DEVclasss=classname  Type=Full or Incremental
Scratch=Yes or No
      ba db dev=3590dev0 t=f s=y       <=this is what we use

Customize the command according to your system.

Hope that helps.

Aloha! SPRINT/HAWAII :-)
   -----Original Message-----
   From:       John.Fowler [SMTP:John.Fowler AT LA-Z-BOY DOT COM]
   Sent:       Thursday, April 01, 1999 8:56 AM
   To:         ADSM-L
   Cc:         John.Fowler
   Subject:    Re: Basic Question

   Its not as basic of a question as you might think:

   We are running an RS/6000 AIX 4.2, ADSM 3.1 with a Magstar 3570, and
   maintain backups for approx 45GB. Our situation, calls for just a
   backup of
   the RS/6000 at this time. We determined that we would use the MKSYSB
   tape to
   recover our RootVg and then ADSM to recover the rest of the
   filespaces.

   Because we have backup storage space to spare, it was decided to have
   ADSM
   backup all filespaces (including the RootVg) on the RS/6000. Some
   would say
   there is a duplication of effort by overlaping backups of the RootVg,
   but it
   is much easier and quicker to restore selective files from ADSM
   backups than
   from the MKSYSB.

   Hope that helped!

   John Fowler
   AIX/ADSM Administrator
   La-Z-Boy Inc.

   -----Original Message-----
   From: Mahesh Tailor [mailto:MTailor AT CARILION DOT COM]
   Sent: Thursday, April 01, 1999 1:31 PM
   To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
   Subject: Basic Question


   Sorry for the really basic question, but . . .

   I have an ADSM server setup and I cannot for the life of me figure
   out what
   I need to backup for ADSM itself.  For example, do I need to backup
   all the
   disk storage pools (currently 42GB), etc.?  Or, do I simply backup
   the
   server configuration?  Do I use ADSM to back itself up?

   What are others doing?  Any hints/help would be appreciated.

   Thanks in advance.

   Mahesh



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